It's well established that opiates, over time, can suppress male androgen levels, leading to hypogonadism. Danish researchers recently examined the question of non-prescription analgesics and the relationship they had to male reproductive...
Metformin, the first-line antihyperglycemic, has been touted as something of a wonder drug with strong, anti-aging properties. A recent study conducted in Toronto was undertaken to determine if Metformin administration had any impact on PSA...
Another paper in the Asian Review of Andrology reviews the studies of cardiovascular events that were based on analyzing prescription records. Each study is summarized and its weaknesses discussed. The conclusion is that most studies have found...
New evidence suggests that fluoride may be an sexual hormone disruptor. From the abstract: We conducted a cross-sectional study in rural areas of Henan province in China to explore the interaction between the estrogen receptor alpha...
It's been well established that waist circumference is a useful, reliable predictor for cardiovascular risk. However, until earlier this year it was not certain what its value was in regard to sexual health/quality of life status in hypogonadal...
While there have been studies of the role TRT may play in terms of cardiovascular disease, there have been few focusing specifically on TRT and stroke. Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Risk of Stroke in Men: A Systematic Review...
Does adding the measurement of cystatin C to that of serum creatinine to determine estimated glomerular filtration rate improve its accuracy? That's the question asked by researchers who undertook a meta-analysis of 11 general population studies...
A recent study published in Diabetologiainvestigated the impact of DHEA, DHEAS, androstenedione, and the ratio of DHEAS to DHEA on type II diabetes. Data from 5,189 men and women were gathered. After adjusting for age, sex, cohort, fasting...
BACKGROUND Reported declines in sperm counts remain controversial today and recent trends are unknown. A definitive meta-analysis is critical given the predictive value of sperm count for fertility, morbidity and mortality...
Women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to ease menopause symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats may be no more likely to die prematurely than women who don’t take hormones, a new study suggests. Many women have been reluctant...
Administration of daily 5 mg tadalafil improves endothelial function in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Tadalafil is a promising phosphodiesterase (PDE) 5 inhibitor prescribed for erectile dysfunction (ED). Daily low...
Visceral adiposity index is associated with benign prostatic enlargement in non-diabetic patients: a cross-sectional study. To evaluate the association between visceral adiposity index (VAI) - a novel indicator for the assessment of visceral...
